8/5/2023 0 Comments Full moom february 2021![]() Go here to join Prevention Premium (our best value, all-access plan), subscribe to the magazine, or get digital-only access. ![]() The next full moon, the Worm Moon, takes place on March 28, just over a week after the first day of spring. But hey, the Snow Moon serves as a reminder that no matter the temperature right now, the first day of spring (and warmer weather along with it) is still on the way. (Another nickname, the Groundhog Moon, unfortunately has nothing to do with Punxsutawney Phil, who rings in Groundhog Day early each February.)Įven though there’s less than a month of winter left, it’s not quite time to break out the swimsuits-the latest weather forecasts point to a chilly March and a stormy April. Other traditional names for the last full moon of winter include the Hunger Moon and the Bony Moon, The Old Farmer’s Almanac explains, because hunting was most difficult this time of year. February is the snowiest month in much of the country-and after this month’s historic snowstorms in Texas and beyond, “Snow Moon” has never been so fitting. Thanks to its height, the full moon should be easy to spot for casual observers-depending on the time of night, look either high in the sky or close to the horizon.īecause it’s the third and final full moon of winter, February’s moon takes its name from the snow that coats the ground during the frigid, blustery final days of the season. It rises at sunset in the east and sets with the beginning of sunrise the next morning. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky. Like last month’s Wolf Moon, the Snow Moon will mimic the path of the summer sun, rising in the east around sunset, peaking overhead around midnight, and sinking below the western horizon close to daybreak, per The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Full Moon During a Full Moon the moon is fully illuminated as seen from Earth and is set the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. Although that’s the exact moment it’ll be its brightest and fullest, the moon will appear to be full through Sunday. EST on Saturday, February 27, according to NASA. ![]() The full Snow Moon reached peak illumination at 3:17 a.m.
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